The Canobolas Rural Technology

High School

Friday 1 May 2015 Term 2 Issue 6

Icely Road Orange NSW 2800 Ph: 02 6362 1677 Fax: 02 6362 4481 Website: www.canobolas-h@det.nsw.edu.au Email: canobolas-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

The commemorations surrounding Anzac Day 2015 have been huge for our school. We held our first

ANZAC Day service at the new memorial, built by Year 12 students, on our school grounds. This was

attended by a number of members of the Orange sub-branch of the RSL, along with other official

guests including John Cobb MP and Andrew Gee MP.

Matthew Gray, Ellena Hicks and Matthew Toia all took part in the commemorations at the Dawn

Service on ANZAC Day, and our largest contingent ever marched at the Orange ANZAC Day March. At

its conclusion Matthew Gray, Ellena Hicks and Matthew Toia were joined by Sally Beasley and Erin

Naden to take part in the formalities and our choir sang the National Anthem.

In addition to this we had our four students; Andrew Gray, Alissa Meagher, Jacinta Percival and

Rebecca Steedman, along with Ms Hutchinson take part in the NSW Schools’ Tour to Gallipoli. All in all it

has been a wonderful experience for the school as a whole.

100 YEARS OF ANZAC

Gallipoli Adventures!

Gallipoli Report

Our Gallipoli and Turkish experience is something that will stay with us forever.

I spent just over a week in Turkey with our lucky students Andrew Gray, Jacinta

Percival, Alissa Meagher and Rebecca Steedman, much of this examining the

sites of the World War One Gallipoli campaign, and developing our

understanding of the battle from the soldiers' perspective.

The moment we stepped onto the rocky beach at Anzac Cove was special for

all of us; treading in the footsteps of our Anzacs was a surreal experience, one

hundred years after they landed.

Visiting the Commonwealth War Graves at Anzac

Cove was our first experience of the reality of this war; this small patch of level

ground holds safe the remains of many of our diggers.

We all wandered separately at this point with the confronting realisation that

some of these were boys, the age of our senior students, acting to represent

and protect Australia's alliances in the world of 1915. This was the moment

that this trip became real for many of us, remembering that our connection

to, and holding the memory of these soldiers safe, was the reason we applied

to come on this trip.

This image stayed with us at all of the sites we visited. These are serene and

haunting memorials and grave sites beautifully maintained for our soldiers,

British soldiers, and Turkish soldiers.

Each place had its own story to tell us - the graves single where remains were identified, or in a

clusterwhere a small group of men fell and were buried.

Shrapnel Gully memorial cemetery was particularly emotive in this way. We chose this site for our team

photograph that was taken by Kochie! We were sitting quietly

among the graves. One student played the last post on his bugle.

Then a girl stepped out and lead us all in singing Advance

Australia Fair. Looking up the valley as we sang was solemn and

beautiful; it's really easy to tell you what we did, but hard to

capture the emotion. Best to say it was

overwhelming.

Most importantly, equal importance is

placed on the telling of all the stories

of this war; we have to accept that we

were part of an invading force trying to take this part of Turkey, one reason

was to ensure oil supplies could be maintained for our forces and countries.

The Turkish soldiers are revered by the Turkish society in the same way we

revere ours. This sense of nationalism and pride is one way we are very similar

to them, and we were made to feel so welcome at all stages of our trip.

The undoubtedly highlight was the Anzac Cove Dawn Service and Lone Pine

Service. This was the time of 40 hours with little sleep for our group of 128

people. Camping under the pine trees near the Cove, and then staying

awake and standing for the emotional Dawn Service with the sandstone cliffs

lit up in the background was our chance to pay respect to our soldiers.

This was a emotional moment and one that will be with us at each Anzac Day

dawn service from now on, as well as in moments of quiet reflection. To have

Andrew chosen from the 100 students as a bearer of the Wreath for NSW is

proof of how well our students conducted themselves on this trip. They are truly

remarkable people who made my experience of this

trip very special. Thank you Andrew, Bec, Alissa and

Jacinta for stepping up to this challenge, some parts of which were quite

confronting and tiring. I really admire you.

Not all of the trip was this heavy and hard. We got to talk the universal

language of football with young school students on

the ferry, ate Turkish foods, and visited beautiful and

ancient places like Ayasofya and the Blue Mosque in

Istanbul. Some places like Ayasofya are 1900 years

old, dating back to the crusades. Amazing.

We were in three coaches for this trip, and we had

the best bus ever. We had traditional love songs

crooned to us by our fantastic tour guide Evrim "Eve",

and our big bear of a coach driver Kemal, who took

his job as our "Turkish Stig" seriously! We were driving on

the right hand side of the road, on narrow country

roads, past oncoming tractors, buses and cars… Let's say the coach horn was

blaring and we heard a few interesting Turkish terms! We also were grabbed

for selfies with him. We all miss our Blue Bus team and our new friends from

across NSW.

A big thank you has to go to our school and to

our Principal Mr Chad Bliss for allowing us this

amazing opportunity.

We also have to make some local thank you calls to our RSL Sub Branch,

Ex- Services Club for their support, local Media for their continued interest

and great coverage, and Andrew Gee for his involvement with our team.

This is in addition to the Federal and State Government who provided us

with this chance to be part of history, and the tour organisers and

directors who did a lot of work behind the scenes.

I hope you will enjoy the articles to be included in the next newsletter from

our four students who will tell their stories of this trip of a lifetime.

Kirsten Hutchinson.

Head Teacher HSIE

A Poem by Matthew Toia

It’s cold at this place called Gallipoli,

where the dead ones rest here before me,

Taking Pride for their part in the glorious war,

the legend of ANZAC on a far away shore.

They arrived silently under the cover of night,

watching, waiting, ready for the fight,

Waves crashing against the golden sand,

get ready boys to step on to no-mans land.

Thee bugle sounds as they leap ashore,

here it is boys welcome to this war,

They swim as they dodge bullets from above,

for war is to hate and never to love.

The sea turns a dark red under the skies,

a deafening roar follows whimpering cries,

So confused and so unaware,

that the enemy was all along waiting there.

Troops clambering up the cliff side,

no place to run no place to hide,

Shells raining over their heads,

many of the young men were already dead,

A whistle blows and adds more confusion,

are they really all dead or is it just an illusion,

Then the bugle sounds and those who survive,

try to make it to the top alive.

All goes silent and the clouds open in the sky,

and heaven unfolds and I bid them goodbye,

Lay to rest no more sorrow or pain,

and their sacrifice I know was never in vain.

From the

Principal’s Desk

Dear Parents and Members of our School Community

Welcome to week 2 of term 2. I hope you had a relaxing term 1 vacation and that all of your children

are ready to tackle another term. This is a term full of exams, reports, excursions and sport to name but a

few. Can I urge you to support the school this term ensuring that your child is preparing for their exams,

studying, completing assessment tasks and homework and if practical, attending the homework centre

on a Tuesday afternoon in the library and/or the senior study sessions on Thursday afternoons.

ANZAC Day

May I congratulate the 125 students and 35 staff who attended the annual ANZAC Day march in

Orange last Saturday. Our school was very well represented and our students were absolutely brilliant

during the march. A huge Thankyou to Mr Williams and Miss Edwards for their organisation and ongoing

support for this event. I had the opportunity to attend both the dawn service and the main service. Our

student representatives in Matt Toia, Matt Gray, Ellena Hicks, Sally Beasley, Erin Naden and our choir

were truly brilliant ambassadors for our school and I am extremely proud of all of our students. I was very

humbled to be a part of these ceremonies and I look forward to many more over the coming years.

ANZAC Memorial Opening

As you may know, our school opened our ANZAC memorial on Friday last week with our own ANZAC

service. The whole commemoration ceremony was beautiful and we have received extremely positive

feedback from staff, students, community members and our local politicians and RSL representatives.

Thankyou to the staff who made this happen and to some of our local community organisations and

businesses who donated materials or their time to make our memorial such a magnificent centre piece

for our school.

Gallipoli

As you would know, Ms Hutchinson and our four students Alissa Meagher, Rebecca Steedman, Jacinta

Percival and Andrew Gray have spent the past 10 days in Turkey and had the absolute honour of

attending the Gallipoli Dawn Service and the Lone Pine Service as part of the 100 year anniversary of

the landings at Gallipoli. They arrived back to school on Wednesday with many stories to share. May I

take this opportunity to publicly thank Ms Hutchinson for her exceptional organisation and supervision

throughout the tour and the time she gave up with her family to be a part of this once in a lifetime

event and also to congratulate our students who were not only ambassadors for our school but also for

our community, state and country. We are all very proud of you.

Year 11 Exams

This week Year 11 students have been undertaking their half yearly examinations. These exams form an

important part of the progress of Year 11 students. Year 7-10 exams will take place in Week 6 (25-29

May).

P&C Meeting

The next P&C meeting will be held in the school admin building on Wednesday 6th May at 6.30pm. All

parents and interested member of the school community are welcome to attend.

Annual School Report

The 2014 Annual School Report is a report about the progress of our school during the 2014 school year.

It is now available on our school website or by clicking on the following link. http://www.canobolas-

h.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-school/annual-school-report I would encourage you to take the time to

have a look at our achievements in the 2014 school year.

RAISE Mentoring

A number of Year 9 students have begun a 10 week mentoring program through the RAISE foundation.

This is a highly successful program of which we are extremely fortunate to be a part. For further

information, please search for RAISE mentoring on your search engine.

School Uniform

With the cooler months upon us, it is essential that all students stay warm. Our school is a uniform

wearing school and as such, our school uniform is expected to be worn by all students on all days. The

school has included a hooded jumper to our uniform stock in 2015 to allow students that extra level of

warmth. If students are not in the correct uniform, they will be lent a uniform to wear. Parents who wish

to seek assistance with the purchase of correct uniform are asked to contact me and I will work to

ensuring we support you wherever we possibly can.

I hope you have a great two weeks and I look forward to speaking with you in week4.

With my warmest regards

Chad Bliss

Principal

PBL FOR UPCOMING WEEK 3

BIBLIOMANIA

Welcome back to Term 2! Some new books are ready for you to borrow.

At the end of the first paragraph in John Larkin’s novel The Pause, the central character, Declan

O’Malley, declares he is going to kill himself in five hours’ time. This quickly develops into

a personally narrated account of a seventeen-year-old boy who could be anyone we

know, complete with a smart mouth, individual styling challenges, raging hormones and

an aversion to verbal communication. The now-I-have- your-attention introduction

gives Declan a platform to recount his story of inner torment, repressed family secrets

and the loss of love. What did Great-Aunt Mary try to do to Declan? Why has this

consumed his thoughts and led to his precarious state of mind? John Larkin weaves

humour and humanity into this story of self-examination and shows how suicide is a

tragic waste. This book will help create change in our society so that mental illness can

be discussed openly and honestly and without discrimination or stigma. The Pause joins

another of Larkin’s novels, The Shadow Girl on the shelves.

Lifespan of Starlight is a time travel story, set in 2084, about Scout, an illegal, who is not meant to exist

because her mother was unmarried when Scout was born. Scout’s mother has kept

her hidden, away from security cameras and scanners. When Scout finds a woman,

on the point of death, she is presented with an amazing opportunity, but there is

something strange about the woman’s chip. Scout finds herself being followed by two

men who want her to teach them how to time travel and she has to find a balance

between being herself and being the woman whose chip she stole. The three

teenagers discover the secret of time travel and combat their fear of jumping into the

unknown, well worth it for the full-body bliss of each return. Could they travel as far as

ten years to escape the authorities? Before they jump they must be sure because it

only works in one direction. Once you trip forward there is no coming back. Lifespan

of Starlight is the first in an exciting new trilogy from best-selling author Thalia

Kalkipsakis.

Resonance is a new historical fiction set in late nineteenth century Dublin – tenements,

back alleys, docks and theatre – before travelling to a big decaying house in the Irish

countryside. A seamstress, the young man who loves her and a penniless American

magician, the young Houdini, soon find themselves imprisoned as it was time once

again for human immortals to search for food for their “Angel”, so that they can stay

alive and retain their youthful looks. This book combines gothic, historical, fantasy and

horror and is in the mould of Dracula or The Picture of Dorian Grey, with a cast of

multidimensional characters which drive the storyline. Celine Kiernan’s The

Moorehawke trilogy #1 The Poison Throne is also available to borrow from the library.

What does war do to young soldiers? How does one find the strength to deal with life

or death situations? How much can you depend on a dog to help you? Those are

questions basic to the story of Prince of Afghanistan by Louis Nowra. When a hostage

rescue mission in a remote area of Afghanistan suddenly goes wrong, 18 year old

Corporal Mark Hollis and an army sniffer dog, Prince, are the only survivors and now

face a dangerous journey back to base. The pair must navigate snow covered

mountains, desolate plains and poppy fields, trying to avoid capture or death at the

hands of the Taliban. As they travel, Mark reflects on his childhood in Emerald Creek

back in Australia and why he joined the army. It is the inseparable bond he forms with

Prince that keeps them both strong. Casey, the dog handler, was killed in the raid

and Prince is now deaf. Mark must learn about Prince and work out how to make his

instructions known to the dog. Jostling with goats on a high track, avoiding a pair of

the Taliban on a motorbike, seeing women at a waterhole and eating raw goat all make this incredibly

real to the reader. Nowra confronts the opium trade and use of marijuana in Afghanistan and this is

shown with sympathy for a people who have seen countless generations of invaders cross its borders.

The bond between human and animal is also explored by Nowra in Into That Forest, where two girls

survive a terrible flood in the Tasmanian bush and are rescued by a pair of Tasmanian tigers who raise

them in the wild. Both these books are ready for borrowing.

A companion to Will Grayson, Will Grayson, a popular library book, Hold Me Closer

gives Tiny Cooper, the world’s largest person who is really, really gay, a turn in the

spotlight. The novel is told through the full script of the musical first introduced in Will

Grayson, Will Grayson. Tiny, the very large, very flamboyant, very gay football player,

fulfils his dream of writing an autobiographical musical, Hold Me Closer, and tells his

own story from the time of his birth to unsuccessful relationships with 18 different

boyfriends. It is both outrageous and hilarious. Written by David Levithan and John

Green, Hold Me Closer is a novel-in-musical form and filled with humour, pain, big

lively musical numbers with razzle-dazzle, together with a more serious message for

the reader.

Stick and Ranga are best mates who love skateboarding, Playstation and dunking

arrowroot biscuits into steaming hot mugs of Milo. Unexpectedly this duo becomes a

trio, with the arrival of James, the new kid at school. While he loves skateboarding,

James’ wheelchair means he can’t join in. As Stick gets to know James, he begins to

understand how his new friend lives with cerebral palsy and also to deal with problems

of his own. Does Jess really want to go out with him? Can he overcome his fear of

older kids at the skatepark? Can Ranga’s crazy idea to build a giant makeshift

skateboard out of an old couch for James really work? Dropping In by Geoff Havel is

an engaging novel which covers issues of disability, bullying, ADHD and domestic

abuse, together with the meaning of friendship. Three mates, a beat-up old couch, a

couple of skateboards and a steep hill……….what could possibly go wrong?

Two new magazines have been added to our collection in the library: Top Gear and Game Informer.

Students can read these magazines in the library either before school or at lunchtime along with our

copies of Dolly, K Zone and National Geographic. See you in the library soon!

STAGE 5 ACTAL- STEM PROJECT

Stage 5 AcTal students have been making great progress on

their STEM project. STEM is an acronym for Science

Technology Engineering and Mathematics. Their task is to

modify a mousetrap dragster that came in kit form to make it

go faster or further or to make its motion always predictable

and reliable.

In science classes students have been investigating factors

that affect motion and in Maths learning to manipulate

equations to do

with motion. This

week they spent

time working out which features to alter in their redesign

and have begun their reconstruction and testing of the

newly designed vehicles. They will complete their designs in

the next couple of weeks and participate in an expo

afternoon later this term.

Ms J Bertolin

HAMMERTIME

STEM Project – Dragster Redesign Day

On Tuesday, Stage 5 AcTal spent four periods working on their mousetrap dragster design as part of our

STEM project. Here you can see them revising simple machines using Kahoot before revisiting the

dragster prototypes and working out how to make them faster, travel further or travel a predictable

distance every time. Students were inspired by the TV programme ‘Richard Hammond’s Engineering

Connections’ which gave them the inside secrets on how Formula 1 cars travel so fast. Thanks to Kate

Manuel from The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) Inc who visited for the day to

help out.

Year 10 Industrial Technology Engineering - Slot Cars

Year 10 Engineering is currently learning about control systems. To help gain a better understanding of

this, they are making their own Scalectrix slot cars, looking at the fixed wire control system used to drive

the cars. On Thursday Mr Finlay showed the class how to drive the school made prototypes, which are

quite different to control compared with a shop bought one!

School ANZAC memorial

In case you’ve been living under a rock… like this one… Three of our Year 12 Construction students

have lead the development of our own ANZAC memorial, commemorating 100 years since the

landings at Gallipoli. Great work Seb, Cody and Sean. Well done to the other Constuction class students

who helped and the e2 Metal and Engineering classes who fabricated the boundary fence.

Mr Scott

HT TAS (Industrial Arts)

ENGLISH NEWS

English Faculty News

Welcome back! It’s Term 2 already! This is a busy term for the English faculty as we finalise our Semester

1 units of work, work with students on assessment tasks and prepare them for their half-yearly

examinations. Term 2 also marks the beginning of the debating season with students participating in the

Premier’s Debating Challenge and other various competitions from around the Central West.

NAPLAN

Students in Years 7 and 9 will sit their NAPLAN Literacy and Numeracy tests in Week 4 of this term. In

preparation for these, students are currently working on basic skills throughout their English classes. The

READ Centre will support students in their reading and interpretation of a range of texts, whereas,

students are currently working on their knowledge of and skills in writing a variety of texts types to

enhance their ability to develop insightful ideas and write about them in a logical way.

Premier’s Debating Challenge

Debating is a fantastic way to improve your public speaking and lateral thinking skills. It is also a great

way to further your knowledge of the world and formulate and express your opinion about important

issues in a coherent and logical way. Once again, The Canobolas Rural Technology High School has

entered a number of teams in the Premier’s Debating Challenge. One team each has been entered in

the Year 7 & 8, 9 & 10 and 11 & 12 competitions. If you are interested in being part of a debating squad

for your respective year group, please speak to your English teacher.

Upcoming Assessment Tasks:

All students in Years 7-12 will complete a variety of Assessment Tasks throughout the year. I would

encourage you to look at your child’s Assessment Policy and Procedures booklet that outlines all of the

formal assessment tasks that they will complete throughout the year. Some of these tasks will be

completed in class and others will require students to work on them at home. Please find below, a table

of tasks that are due before the end of the term.

Mr N Williams

Head Teacher English

Week Task

Week 2 Year 11 - Half-Yearly Examinations

Week 3

Week 4 Year 7 - Persuasive Speech

Year 8 - Creative Representation and Rationale

Year 9 - Portfolio of Writing

Year 10 - Essay

Year 12 - Standard English – Viewing and Representing

Week 5 Year 11 English Studies - Analysis of Film

Week 6 7-10 Half-Yearly Examinations

Week 7 Year 12 Advanced English - Critical Response

Year 12 English Studies - News Report

Week 8 Year 12 English Extension 1 - Folio of Writing

Year 12 Drama - Process Log

Week 9 Year 11 Advanced English – Extended Response

Year 11 Standard English – Film Response

Year 11 English Studies – Presentation

Week 10 Year 12 English Extension 2 – Draft Version of the Major Work

♫ MUSIC NOTES ♫

Choirs perform for more than 10 000 people!

Canobolas ViiVox and VocE choirs combined to perform the National Anthem as part of Orange’s

Official ANZAC Day Ceremony at Robertson Park on Saturday 25th April. Year 10 student Ellena Hicks

also performed God Save the Queen and the Recessional as a soloist. Each item was accompanied by

Orange High School’s Concert Band and all enjoyed this collaborative performance opportunity.

Congratulations to all students involved. They certainly were a credit to our school and community.

After the ceremony, we were invited to join the official march back to Orange Ex-Service’s Club, where

a lunch was provided for all who had contributed to the ceremony. Again, our students acted with

maturity and respect and enjoyed talking to the distinguished guests.

We thank Mr Bliss and Mr Chris Colvin for making this performance a reality. We also thank choral

conductor, Ms Samantha Bartholomeusz from Orange Regional Conservatorium for the extra time she

dedicated to rehearsals and the performance. The students took part in additional rehearsals leading

up to this special event.

Further congratulations to Ellena Hicks who not only performed with the choir but also sang two solos on

ANZAC Day, but also read a poem as a part of the ceremony. The day before, Ellena had a pivotal role

in our school’s ANZAC service, where she read a poem and also performed the National Anthem as a

soloist (pictured below at the lectern).

Our ANZAC Day Choir performers:

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Akiesha Brown Courtney-Rose

Munday Kyle Fardell

Rachael Hey-

wood

Laura Alex-

ander

Isobel Burton Emily Wright Victoria

Ruming Ellena Hicks

Callan McNeill

Zachary Miller And absent on the day:

Rory Bade, Tamika Stender, Sarah Wright

(Year 7) Jorja-Rose Tindall

ART NEWS

WASTE TO ART

Orange City Council is again this year participating in the NETWASTE WASTE TO ART competition held

around the state. Canobolas High School has several works to enter including two submissions to the

architectural environment works. We are entering sculptures and murals in B Block in the competition.

The sculptures are located in the courtyard of B Block at Canobolas Rural Technology High School. They

are placed into two garden beds which have been replanted to make this part of the school

environment more enjoyable and aesthetically pleasing.

Upcycled trash in the form of old plates and tiles from the Orange

Resource Recovery Centre combined with old scarves, gloves, coats, ties

and shoes from student wardrobes have been used. The students even

found an old road sign at the tip. The tiles and plates were smashed

and mosaicked onto recycled boards.

The figures are double sided, three in total with six faces. They stand

about two and a half metres high, adding a focal point to B Block

at Canobolas Rural Technology High School, where the Industrial Arts and

Technology classes and the creative arts and music classes happen.

To indicate the different learning spaces, signs were made using materials

appropriate the subject.

The METALS sign was made from metal scraps, corrugated iron, stainless

steel, copper shim, grates, keys, door latches, screws, bolts and many

more.

The TIMBER sign used all manner of wooden offcuts, cork flooring, old doors, door

knobs, dowel, and drift wood from the river.

The MUSIC sign used old broken instruments: guitars, violin, coronet, clarinet,

recorders, triangles and a flute. The composition was decoupaged with tea stained

sheet music.

The sign for art used more wooden scraps from the industrial arts rooms to collage

an A, Masonite scraps to make the R and left over plaster for the T.

Together they make this part of the school an interesting and creative place to

learn.

Other enteries include jewellry made by Jayden Thomas

in Year 11 from ribbon and soft drink can ring pulls and

owls made from scrap metal made by

Year 7 students.

BANJO PATERSON FESTIVAL

Back in February Year 7 art students exhibited their version of the loaded

dog, the lead character from Henry Lawson's book of the same name into

the Banjo paterson Festival. The sculpture was displayed at Boomers Books in

the City Centre.

YEAR 12 ART EXCURSION

Year 12 HSC art students attended a floor tour and tour of exhibitions at the

Orange Regional Gallery. The CHROMA collection, a gift to the gallery by

paint maker Jim Cobb provided a fascinating look at the ways paint can be

used as a expressive medium. The visit made connections between possibilities

of paint and the student's own art making.

This weekend the Orange Show will be held at the Showground. If you attend, be sure to visit the

Schools Display and check out the work by our students. Projects completed for History, English,

Industrial Arts and Art are on show along with photographs of Science, Agriculture and the Athletics

carnival. There will also be individual student's works on show in both the photographic and visual arts

competitions.

Western Boys Basketball Team

More Regional Sporting Success

Congratulations to the boys who have participated in two stages of Western Region Rugby League

trials and have successfully been named in the Greater Western Region Rugby League teams. The

boys will be playing for the Western Region Team on the 26th -27th May at Toronto.

3rd Annual Canobolas High PDHPE Faculty Ski Trip

Where- NSW Snowy Mountains (Perisher)

When- 26-8-15 returning 28-8-15 (Week 7 Term 3)

Cost- $520.00 includes breakfasts, lunches and evening meals, accommodation, transport,

national park entry and lift tickets/lessons and hire of all ski equipment, compulsory

helmet and clothing.

#Snow boarding rather than skiing is an option for an extra $30. Please contact Mr Skein

if you are intending to snowboard for the 2 days.

For more information about the resort and the accommodation you can check out-

www.perisherblue.com.au/winter/index.php

www.snowgatemotel.com.au (Berridale)

What to do next-

1. Discuss it with your friends in your class and your parents and decide if you

would like to come along.

2. See Mr Skein or Miss Morrisey for a permission note to return to the office with a deposit ASAP to

secure your place.. If you wish to set up a payment plan for the trip please contact the school. A meeting will be held in the next 3 weeks to confirm attendance on the ski trip. If numbers with

deposits paid are not sufficient, we may have to withdraw our group. Let’s get involved and be part of

a fantastic recreational activity.

PDHPE &

SPORT NEWS

PDHPE TOPICS

During this Term each PDHPE year will be commencing a new topic, with most years having an

assessment task associated with the topic. To support your child in the completion of the classwork and

the assessments, please check over their bookwork and discuss the tasks or revision for tests that they

require.

Year 7 ‘Say No To Tobacco’

Year 8 ‘Live Strong, Live Long – Lifestyle Diseases

Year 9 ‘Educate know your Fate- Drugs

Year 10 ‘Reduce the Dead Load, Be safe on the Road

Year 11 ‘Core 2 / Option 1’- First Aid

Year 12 Completing Core 2, commencing Improving Performance Option

PDHPE Assessment Reminders

It is important to remember that the marks from assessment tasks are combined with students’ effort

and participation in practical lessons to form a grade for reports. Non completion of assessment tasks

limits the ability of teachers to accurately assess each student. All work must be completed and

handed in on time.

#Please check the table above for your class.

Task Due

Yr 7 PDHPE ‘Say No to Tobacco’ Wk 9 Term 2

Yr 8 PDHPE First Aid Test By end Wk 3 Term 2

Yr 9 PDHPE ‘Educate Know Your Fate’- Drugs End Wk 7 Term 2

Yr 9 PASS Skeletal and Muscular Test OVERDUE

Yr 10 PDHPE NIL Term 2

Yr 10 PASS Technology in Sport Task OVERDUE

Yr 11 PDHPE Core 2 Task

Term 2 Sport Choices

ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE SELECTED A SPORT FOR THIS TERM BY NOW. SEE MISS CJ URGENTLY IF YOU

HAVE NOT YET CHOSEN

Year 9/10 Year 8 Sport A and B

Canobolas Rep Shorts!

School sport representative shorts are available for

purchase for $40 through the school office.

Payments can be made online.

Nothing but Netball

On Thursday March 19th, 10 Canobolas High

School girls attended the Western Area Divisional

Netball Carnival. Thirteen teams from around the

Orange region made the trip to the PCYC for a

day of netball to determine the area winners and

who would go on to become Western Region

champions.

After sorting out uniforms and warming up the first game saw Canobolas up against Condobolin. While

the girls had a rusty start, they gradually came into form, showing some strong teamwork and

communication as they moved around the court. Lebeka Masila made some intercepts, while Akira

Muller defended strongly in the circle. Megan Dodds performed consistently in the midcourt and made

some great passes into the shooter’s circle. While Condo proved too strong in the end, the girls

continued to try hard until the last hooter.

The second game was against West Wyalong, a strong team who eventually finished the carnival in

second place. The movement of the ball down the court proved a lot more consistent in this game,

and our shooters capitalised more frequently in the goal circle. With Ayla Frost and Maddy Leonard

proving to be a strong team, our shooters brought the game within reach a number of times throughout

the match. While Caitlin White and Sarah Smith ran hard throughout the midcourt moving the ball from

the defensive end to the attack, the West Wylaong defence was too strong, seeking any loose ball on

the court and dominating their shooting circle.

After a bye and some lunch, the girls found themselves up

against Henry Lawson. Erin Naden proved invaluable in the

midcourt, picking up intercepts a plenty. Destinee Navale also

worked tirelessly throughout the defensive circle, receiving

compliments from the opposing manager as to her commitment

and strong defensive skills. While the girls went down, this proved

to be their strongest game of the day. The girls worked hard to

become familiar with each other and never gave up.

Congratulations to all students for their conduct and great

sportsmanship over the day. You represented Canobolas in

fantastic fashion.

Year 9 Futsal – PCYC = $3.00 40 Students

Year 10 Futsal – PCYC = $3.00 40 Students

Year 9 Ten Pin Bowling =$7.00 40 Students

Year 10Ten Pin Bowling =$7.00 40 Students

Gym- School

=$20 annual membership 35 Students

Dance =$5.00 40 Students

Year 9 On Campus School Sport

= NIL 30 Students

Year 10 On Campus School Sport

= NIL 30 Students

Dance on campus =$5.00 30 Students

Tenpin and PCYC = $25.00 up front payment

40 Students

Year 8 On Campus School Sport

= NIL 30 Students

Protons Mesons Neutrons Electrons

1St Neutrons 937

2nd Mesons 506

3rd Protons 432

4th Electrons 373

Run, Canobolas, RUN!

On Thursday the 2nd of April, the annual Canobolas High School Athletics Carnival was held, this year

holding a fraction more optimism with a predominantly blue skies – to start off the day at least.

Students and staff alike created a colourful site on school grounds, although special mention must go to

the pretty looking Year 12 boys, who seemed to have raided ladies wardrobes for the finest of running

attire. The carnival got underway at 9:30am, with all boys competing in the 100m event, and girls at

various field events around the school.

Students had a spectacular day, participating in a number of events, supporting their peers, and

assisting teachers to ensure the carnival ran smoothly. Even when the skies started to turn grey and the

weather showed signs of rain around lunch time, students continued to support their peers and

participate in events in every age group.

Unfortunately, the rain started to fall as relays were about to commence; and FALL IT DID! Relays were

called off and as students and staff made their way to the quad, near torrential rain followed –

thankfully Mr Bliss was keeping a close eye on the radar so we were (mostly) out of the rain before it

became too heavy.

Congratulations to a number of students who achieved school records throughout the day, and also to

all those who got in and gave it a go. The smiling faces of staff and students from the photos was an

indication of just how great days like the Athletics Carnival are – and the more you put into the day the

more you get out of it!

Congratulations to all staff and students on a great day! Relays will be run at lunch time during this term,

so keep your eyes and ears open for information! 2015 AGE CHAMPIONS

House Points SO FAR!!!

(Excluding 400m and relay results)

Mr Skein

Head Teacher PDHPE

Age Girls Boys

12 Year Isobel Burton Maleek Newman

13 Year Krystal Donohoe Tyren Dixon

14 Year Erin Naden Callan Naden

15 Year Grace Khattar Kane Mitchell

16 Year Georgia Kiel Jack Connors

17 Year Emily Melnik Cecil Payne

18 Year Madeleine Gogala Andrew Gray

SCHOOL NOTICES

Movie Fundraiser

Pitch Is Back

the Orange U14s Rep Netball Team to

raise money for the NSW State Age

Tournament

Movie: Pitch Perfect 2

When: Thursday 7th May

Time: 6:30pm pizza for a 7:30 movie start

Where: Odeon 5 cinema, Orange

Cost: $20 (includes ticket, pizza & can of

soft drink)

Check it out on facebook -

Orange 14s Netball Fundraiser -

Pitch Perfect 2

ORANGE APPLE FESTIVAL

It’s simple - Dress in red or green, get drawing

apples, cooking and munching them, find a

producer (or give me a call to organise)

as we get ready for the BIG Crunch

(Friday 8th My at 11am) across our district.